Beverage extract.



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WILLIS H. POST, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, LIMITED, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

BEVERAGE Ex'rnac'r.

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I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented llltay 13, 1913.

Application filed August 16, 1912. Scria1No.715,355.

ous experiments that the pulp of bananas is preferably conducted by "1 which. have developed sugar in ripening is capable under proper treatment of yielding in soluble extract which is valuable in the preparation of a beverage, pleasant to the taste and somewhatresembling collee. While I prefer to use in the preparation of the extract the yellow banana, I do not desireto be restricted to its exclusive use as other varieties no doubt will serve a like purpose such as the red variety or even plantains may be used without sacrificing all the benefits of my invention or discovery.-

may also use the bananas without removing the skins, yet I prefe as stated above to use the pulp alone.

By way of illustrating one way in which the benefits of my invention may be rweured, ripe bananas are selected and are decorti- .cated. The pulp is then dried in any snit able inanneand the product without adinixtureo't' any other ingredient. is roasted, the operation being conducted at a temperature sufficient to carameline the sugar contents. While the temperature may vary between comparatively wide limits, the best, results are obtained when slight ,carlmnixing takes place. This insures complete ca|-a-' melizing and develops desirable'tlavors hr the product While facilitating'the next step of the operation which consists in ext racting the roduct with hot or cold water to remove soluule extractive matter. The extraction percolation with Water at about to G0 thereby usually obtaining a clear solution. Should this not;

result in a clear solution, filtration is resorted to for this purpose. The clear aquecns s lu ion is next concentrated by evaporation to a solid. This operation is preferably conducted in a vacuum pan or on a rotary drum in cum o, the usual precaution \vellknown to those skilled in this art beingtaken to prevent injuriousheating of the product. The dried extract is then eomminuted or reduced to grains, powder, llakes or other subdivided form and ready for packing. The resulting product is a beverage extract of extreme solubility iii water, either hot or cold and when a teaspoonful of theex'truet is dissolved in a cup of hot water, solution is etlccted in one minute or less. The result iug beverage is very palatable and resembles the pleasant aroma of coll'ee.

What l claim is? l. solid soluble extract for preparing beverages. consisting ol extractive matter in soluble 't'orln of roasted bananas.

2. A solid soluble extract for preparing beverages, consisting of extractive matter in soluble form of decorticated roasted bananas.

3. A solid soluble extract for preparing beverages consisting of soluble extractive matter in comminuted form derived from roasted banana pulp.

l. A. solid soluble extract for preparing beverages. cousistii'ig ol extractive matter in soluble form of bananas roasted to a degree snllieicnt to carainelize the sugar content.

5. solid soluble extract for preparing beverages, consisting of soluble extractive matter in t't'lllllltltltllttl l'orm derived from banana pulp roasted to a degree sullicient to t'tlltlllltllZO the sugar content.

(5. A solid soluble extract for preparing beverages, consisting of extractive matter in soluble form of partially carbonized bananas.

Tn testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribmg witnesses.

Wll'iLlS ll. POST.

Witnesses:

Van): I). Su'rroN, G. M. La Pnannn. 

